Curtain-fixture.



PATBNTED MAY 28. 1907.

No. 855,311.'v

y P. HLRBECK.l

CURTAIN FIXTURE. APPLIOATION FILED JAI?. 16, 1906.

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FRANK HERBECK, OF ORANGE, MASSACHUSETTS. CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

No. 855,311. Specification of' Letters Patent.

Application filed January 16,1906. Serial No. 296,368.

Patented May 28, 1907.

casing, as shown in Figs. 1, and 2, thus securing one member of thebracket to the window casing without the aid of screws or other usualfastening devices.

Extending centrally backward and upward from the flange 3 is aspring-arm 7, the upper end of which is rounded or re-curved as shown at8, and adapted to bear against the wall above the window-frame or casing5 in the manner shown in Fig. 2. The arm 7, by bearing against the wallas shown, holds the body or base 1 of the bracket snugly and firmlyagainst the window-casing or frame in t e manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2otherwise, the bracket as a whole would be liable to swing upward whenany upward strain was brought to bear on the curtain shade roller orcurtain pole. The other member of the bracket consists of a horizontallyextending arm 9, the inner end of which is provided with an angularoff-set 10 embodying an inwardly projecting lip 11, which extends overthe flange 3 and, together with said flange, is provided with a hole toreceive a connecting and fastening screw 12, which is inserted throughthe openings in the lip 11 and flange 3, down into the window-frame orcasing 5.

hus the screw 12 not only connectsthe two parts of the bracket orfixture, but also assists in holding the iixture as a whole firmlyagainst the window-frame.

he outer portion of the arm 9 is vbent into semicircular form, as shownat 13 to form a pocket or receptacle for an ordinary curtainpole, andthe extremity of said arm may be provided with a retaining screw 14 orextended in the form of the letter S, as shown by dotted lines at l5, toform a spring-clasp or retainer for the curtain-pole while seated in thereceiving portion 13 of the bracket-arm. 16 designates a brace, theouter and upper extremity of which is firmly connected at 17 to thebracket-arm 9, while the opposite lower end of said brace is providedwith a small projecting tongue or retaining lip which is removablyinserted through a small hole 18 in the base l and bent ordeflected, asshown in Fig. 2, so as to lie behind thebase 1 and assist in holding thetwo parts of the bracket or xture together.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that a combination ortwo-part bracket or fixture is provided, combined with means providingfor connecting or disconnecting the same. lf it is not desired to makethe members of the bracket separable, a rivet or other To @ZZ whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK HERBECK, a

States, residing at Orange, in the county of Franklin and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useil Improvements inCurtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to curtain fixtures, the object of the inventionbeing to provide what may be termed a combination bracket, one member ofwhich is adapted to be fastened to the cap-piece of a window-framewithout the aid of screws and to sustain itself firmly in positionthereon, the other member of the bracket being adjustably connected withthe first-named member, thus adapting one or both members of the bracketto be used simultaneously, one member of the bracket being adapted tosustain an ordinary sheet metal roller and thel other member beingintended for the support of the ordinary curtain-pole.

' he invention consists in certain novel features and details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described,illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thecombination iixture shown ap lied to a window-frame. Fig. 2 is avertical) sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view of amodified form of the curtain pole bracket.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in both figures ofthe drawings.

The combination bracket or curtain nxture contemplated in this inventioncomprises essentially a base 1 consisting of a vertically extendingmetal strip having connect- `ed to its lower end portion and preferablyformed integral therewith an upstanding curtain shade arm 2 adapted toreceive one end of an ordinary curtain shade roller. At its opposite orupper end, the base 1 is provided with a flange 3 extending backwardtherefrom substantially at right angles thereto, said llange embodyingtwo oppositely projectingl portions which extend laterally to oppositesides of the base 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, the flange 3 as a wholebeing adapted to rest flatly upon and against the upper edge f1 of awindow-casing or frame 5. At its rear edge, the flange 3 is providedwith downwardly projecting teeth, prongs or spurs 6 which are sharpenedso that they may be driven into the upper edge of the window IOO IIO

suitable permanent fastening may be substituted for the screw 12, andthe lip or tongue 17 may be clenched to the base l or otherwise ortionthereot` overlap ing said flange, a lastener passing throug said flangeand 15 through the overlapping portions of the curtain bracket arm7 anda brace extending I through the base and Secured to the curtain polebracket, substantially as described. In testimony whereof, l aflix mysignature zo 1n presence of two witnesses.

. FRANK HERBECK.

Witnesses JAMES D. KEMBALL, H. F. M. SMITH.

